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Population in Bangladesh compared to Vanuatu: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 173,562,364 in 2024 vs 327,777 people in Vanuatu in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,415,186 people compared to 344,750 in Vanuatu.

Population statistics:

  • Bangladesh's population is 518 times bigger than Vanuatu's.
  • Bangladesh is ranked the 8th most populous country in the world, while Vanuatu is the 174th.
  • The countries together account for 2.16% of the world: 2.15% for Bangladesh vs 0.004% for Vanuatu.
  • For the last 10 years, Bangladesh has had an average growth rate of +0.94% per year vs +2.33% in Vanuatu.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 178M (21.9% growth), while Vanuatu has grown from 216K to 345K (59.7% growth).

Bangladesh vs Vanuatu: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Vanuatu
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh Vanuatu
2100 210,399,059 883,219
2099 211,449,688 878,572
2098 212,479,977 873,798
2097 213,484,035 868,872
2096 214,463,720 863,899
2095 215,424,649 858,713
2094 216,368,088 853,379
2093 217,273,531 847,908
2092 218,151,426 842,392
2091 218,980,379 836,807
2090 219,782,575 831,106
2089 220,538,090 825,333
2088 221,257,201 819,413
2087 221,935,839 813,386
2086 222,585,679 807,304
2085 223,183,658 801,030
2084 223,742,603 794,642
2083 224,273,365 788,195
2082 224,763,738 781,693
2081 225,237,793 775,091
2080 225,665,152 768,410
2079 226,059,226 761,593
2078 226,389,150 754,638
2077 226,696,749 747,679
2076 226,954,762 740,583
2075 227,159,233 733,404
2074 227,315,415 726,144
2073 227,436,221 718,748
2072 227,503,342 711,260
2071 227,522,038 703,705
2070 227,495,122 696,123
2069 227,426,186 688,506
2068 227,302,632 680,826
2067 227,118,726 673,074
2066 226,878,385 665,248
2065 226,581,697 657,389
2064 226,235,839 649,466
2063 225,822,167 641,532
2062 225,349,674 633,599
2061 224,811,052 625,729
2060 224,216,813 617,794
2059 223,569,585 609,801
2058 222,855,839 601,770
2057 222,083,110 593,715
2056 221,273,932 585,658
2055 220,405,468 577,507
2054 219,511,997 569,335
2053 218,567,668 561,113
2052 217,585,554 552,889
2051 216,554,217 544,646
2050 215,489,899 536,304
2049 214,400,010 527,975
2048 213,275,216 519,610
2047 212,114,603 511,256
2046 210,918,933 502,817
2045 209,696,717 494,393
2044 208,446,830 485,933
2043 207,170,217 477,540
2042 205,859,107 469,142
2041 204,513,256 460,812
2040 203,143,300 452,499
2039 201,735,060 444,231
2038 200,262,138 435,987
2037 198,739,346 427,825
2036 197,147,970 419,744
2035 195,499,247 411,746
2034 193,789,143 403,811
2033 191,989,956 395,944
2032 190,141,739 388,203
2031 188,208,233 380,500
2030 186,212,272 372,841
2029 184,168,103 365,246
2028 182,087,511 357,704
2027 179,973,411 350,204
2026 177,837,418 342,728
2025 175,685,057 335,246
2024 173,562,364 327,777
2023 171,466,990 320,409
2022 169,384,897 313,046
2021 167,658,854 305,868
2020 166,298,024 298,858
2019 164,913,055 291,985
2018 163,523,103 285,259
2017 162,186,147 278,507
2016 160,811,932 272,087
2015 159,383,179 266,101
2014 157,964,929 260,240
2013 156,532,141 254,482
2012 155,070,101 248,883
2011 153,591,076 243,474
2010 152,201,981 238,248
2009 150,873,714 232,731
2008 149,474,264 226,896
2007 147,989,278 221,276
2006 146,405,973 215,923
2005 144,715,786 210,760
2004 142,902,856 205,711
2003 140,970,351 200,746
2002 138,933,658 195,863
2001 136,805,810 191,031
2000 134,544,304 186,281
1999 132,108,065 182,048
1998 129,622,332 178,313
1997 127,198,069 174,626
1996 124,862,179 170,911
1995 122,600,370 167,137
1994 120,343,179 163,314
1993 118,132,360 159,463
1992 115,952,192 155,608
1991 113,787,109 151,793
1990 111,633,717 148,063
1989 109,433,799 144,393
1988 107,216,008 140,756
1987 104,959,291 137,187
1986 102,635,572 133,720
1985 100,253,825 130,356
1984 97,814,966 127,109
1983 95,335,155 123,998
1982 92,814,507 121,035
1981 90,303,105 118,249
1980 88,016,432 115,660
1979 85,935,072 113,040
1978 83,889,655 109,963
1977 81,867,264 106,618
1976 79,855,318 103,388
1975 77,854,351 100,269
1974 75,839,348 97,260
1973 73,722,294 94,362
1972 71,641,519 91,562
1971 70,276,758 88,862
1970 69,058,894 86,266
1969 67,294,133 83,755
1968 65,408,276 81,314
1967 63,510,929 78,921
1966 61,669,806 76,590
1965 59,902,519 74,358
1964 58,178,374 72,219
1963 56,504,402 70,159
1962 54,881,146 68,174
1961 53,310,348 66,264
1960 51,828,660 64,431

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/bangladesh/vanuatu | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bangladesh increased by 14,405,959 people (a 9.84% growth), while Vanuatu gained 56,164 people (a 26% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bangladesh gained 17,603,254 people (a 10.9% growth), while Vanuatu's population increased by 72,663 people (a 26.7% growth).

Bangladesh was ranked 8th most populous country in 2006 and is still 8th in 2026. Vanuatu was ranked 175th in 2006 and ranked 174th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Bangladesh's population will grow by 20.8% to 215,489,899 people with a rank change from 8th to 10th. The population of Vanuatu will increase by 55.6% to 536,304 people and rank change from 174th to 169th.

Bangladesh is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 228M people compared to the peak of 883K people in 2100 for Vanuatu.

Population growth rate by year

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Vanuatu
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bangladesh Vanuatu
2100 -0.5% 0.53%
2099 -0.48% 0.55%
2098 -0.47% 0.57%
2097 -0.46% 0.58%
2096 -0.45% 0.6%
2095 -0.44% 0.63%
2094 -0.42% 0.65%
2093 -0.4% 0.65%
2092 -0.38% 0.67%
2091 -0.36% 0.69%
2090 -0.34% 0.7%
2089 -0.33% 0.72%
2088 -0.31% 0.74%
2087 -0.29% 0.75%
2086 -0.27% 0.78%
2085 -0.25% 0.8%
2084 -0.24% 0.82%
2083 -0.22% 0.83%
2082 -0.21% 0.85%
2081 -0.19% 0.87%
2080 -0.17% 0.9%
2079 -0.15% 0.92%
2078 -0.14% 0.93%
2077 -0.11% 0.96%
2076 -0.09% 0.98%
2075 -0.07% 1%
2074 -0.05% 1.03%
2073 -0.03% 1.05%
2072 -0.008% 1.07%
2071 0.01% 1.09%
2070 0.03% 1.11%
2069 0.05% 1.13%
2068 0.08% 1.15%
2067 0.11% 1.18%
2066 0.13% 1.2%
2065 0.15% 1.22%
2064 0.18% 1.24%
2063 0.21% 1.25%
2062 0.24% 1.26%
2061 0.27% 1.28%
2060 0.29% 1.31%
2059 0.32% 1.33%
2058 0.35% 1.36%
2057 0.37% 1.38%
2056 0.39% 1.41%
2055 0.41% 1.44%
2054 0.43% 1.47%
2053 0.45% 1.49%
2052 0.48% 1.51%
2051 0.49% 1.56%
2050 0.51% 1.58%
2049 0.53% 1.61%
2048 0.55% 1.63%
2047 0.57% 1.68%
2046 0.58% 1.7%
2045 0.6% 1.74%
2044 0.62% 1.76%
2043 0.64% 1.79%
2042 0.66% 1.81%
2041 0.67% 1.84%
2040 0.7% 1.86%
2039 0.74% 1.89%
2038 0.77% 1.91%
2037 0.81% 1.93%
2036 0.84% 1.94%
2035 0.88% 1.97%
2034 0.94% 1.99%
2033 0.97% 1.99%
2032 1.03% 2.02%
2031 1.07% 2.05%
2030 1.11% 2.08%
2029 1.14% 2.11%
2028 1.17% 2.14%
2027 1.2% 2.18%
2026 1.23% 2.23%
2025 1.22% 2.28%
2024 1.22% 2.3%
2023 1.23% 2.35%
2022 1.03% 2.35%
2021 0.82% 2.35%
2020 0.84% 2.35%
2019 0.85% 2.36%
2018 0.82% 2.42%
2017 0.85% 2.36%
2016 0.9% 2.25%
2015 0.9% 2.25%
2014 0.92% 2.26%
2013 0.94% 2.25%
2012 0.96% 2.22%
2011 0.91% 2.19%
2010 0.88% 2.37%
2009 0.94% 2.57%
2008 1% 2.54%
2007 1.08% 2.48%
2006 1.17% 2.45%
2005 1.27% 2.45%
2004 1.37% 2.47%
2003 1.47% 2.49%
2002 1.56% 2.53%
2001 1.68% 2.55%
2000 1.84% 2.33%
1999 1.92% 2.09%
1998 1.91% 2.11%
1997 1.87% 2.17%
1996 1.84% 2.26%
1995 1.88% 2.34%
1994 1.87% 2.41%
1993 1.88% 2.48%
1992 1.9% 2.51%
1991 1.93% 2.52%
1990 2.01% 2.54%
1989 2.07% 2.58%
1988 2.15% 2.6%
1987 2.26% 2.59%
1986 2.38% 2.58%
1985 2.49% 2.55%
1984 2.6% 2.51%
1983 2.72% 2.45%
1982 2.78% 2.36%
1981 2.6% 2.24%
1980 2.42% 2.32%
1979 2.44% 2.8%
1978 2.47% 3.14%
1977 2.52% 3.12%
1976 2.57% 3.11%
1975 2.66% 3.09%
1974 2.87% 3.07%
1973 2.9% 3.06%
1972 1.94% 3.04%
1971 1.76% 3.01%
1970 2.62% 3%
1969 2.88% 3%
1968 2.99% 3.03%
1967 2.99% 3.04%
1966 2.95% 3%
1965 2.96% 2.96%
1964 2.96% 2.94%
1963 2.96% 2.91%
1962 2.95% 2.88%
1961 2.86% 2.84%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/bangladesh/vanuatu | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Bangladesh grew by 1.22%, while Vanuatu's population grew by 2.3%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh Vanuatu
Current population
178415186
344750
Population rank 8/197 174/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 0.004%
One net population change
15.1 seconds
1.19 hours
One birth every
9.04 seconds
58.5 minutes
One death every
36.7 seconds
5.38 hours
Daily growth/decline +5,741 +20
Annual growth/decline +2,095,374 +7,368
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% +2.3%
Population growth rate rank 90/197 38/197
One migration net change every
1.31 minutes
1.01 weeks
Annual migration change -402,100 -52
Net migration rank 194/196 80/196
Foreign-born residents 2,906,338 3,315
Foreign-born residents rank 24/195 188/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 1%
Foreign-born share rank 139/195 155/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bangladesh
Natural

Migration
Vanuatu
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bangladesh Vanuatu
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -402,100 - -52
2024 - -473,362 - -43
2023 2,630,818 -549,918 7,359 0
2022 2,633,258 -549,990 7,358 0
2021 2,363,487 -994,722 7,199 -201
2020 2,355,279 -1,002,522 7,233 -201
2019 2,433,952 -1,016,796 7,364 -652
2018 2,391,853 -1,029,069 7,379 -638
2017 2,348,293 -1,037,176 7,371 -610
2016 2,356,056 -918,770 7,315 -1,235
2015 2,329,544 -909,223 7,220 -1,324
2014 2,305,499 -889,222 7,143 -1,320
2013 2,312,293 -862,944 7,036 -1,343
2012 2,304,652 -829,875 6,877 -1,369
2011 2,332,126 -848,910 6,715 -1,395
2010 2,408,597 -1,113,727 6,548 -1,413
2009 2,511,746 -1,150,194 6,362 -467
2008 2,595,770 -1,158,420 6,138 -372
2007 2,666,175 -1,133,553 5,842 -374
2006 2,725,786 -1,091,865 5,606 -364
2005 2,783,029 -1,036,635 5,454 -364
2004 2,849,626 -970,264 5,353 -349
2003 2,881,857 -896,335 5,258 -342
2002 2,907,604 -819,909 5,181 -329
2001 2,905,755 -737,740 5,144 -328
2000 2,867,543 -512,422 5,026 -339
1999 2,803,597 -286,256 4,871 -1,090
1998 2,740,993 -286,966 4,866 -1,178
1997 2,667,979 -273,442 4,854 -1,166
1996 2,531,581 -254,239 4,897 -1,154
1995 2,477,509 -231,304 4,945 -1,140
1994 2,475,098 -206,958 4,973 -1,132
1993 2,425,139 -271,677 4,973 -1,115
1992 2,453,664 -246,914 4,941 -1,095
1991 2,354,255 -230,852 4,859 -1,078
1990 2,587,558 -404,105 4,762 -1,072
1989 2,623,347 -406,910 4,656 -1,006
1988 2,614,570 -395,408 4,577 -959
1987 2,661,768 -367,475 4,427 -907
1986 2,685,152 -331,992 4,360 -938
1985 2,698,231 -287,872 4,219 -916
1984 2,713,094 -245,693 4,088 -907
1983 2,694,172 -201,909 3,944 -899
1982 2,705,822 -156,729 3,778 -897
1981 2,658,613 -184,884 3,592 -896
1980 2,615,497 -515,918 3,383 -896
1979 2,570,404 -507,354 3,590 -845
1978 2,514,509 -486,721 3,428 -15
1977 2,475,502 -458,491 3,285 -3
1976 2,431,754 -424,970 3,174 3
1975 2,385,302 -390,212 3,074 -15
1974 2,312,418 -277,545 2,968 -17
1973 2,276,471 -77,324 2,876 -22
1972 2,231,204 -269,033 2,775 -28
1971 542,747 224,369 2,685 -40
1970 1,742,287 -73,719 2,597 -46
1969 1,985,984 -125,010 2,529 -53
1968 1,918,686 -7,970 2,470 -68
1967 1,860,743 23,164 2,384 0
1966 1,794,530 3,758 2,278 0
1965 1,688,652 47,610 2,180 0
1964 1,686,591 25,426 2,098 0
1963 1,612,749 23,215 2,025 0
1962 1,584,035 26,533 1,947 0
1961 1,504,524 26,503 1,872 0
1960 1,418,810 13,580 1,796 0

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/bangladesh/vanuatu | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 73.1% of the population change in Bangladesh is from natural causes (a gain of 24,148,039 people) and 26.9% is from migration (a loss of 8,897,408 people). In Vanuatu 92.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 72,941 people) and 7.81% is from migration (a loss of 6,181 people).

As of 2024, 2,906,338 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Bangladesh, compared to 3,315 people or 1% in Vanuatu.

Biggest cities by population

Bangladesh
City Population
Dhaka 16.8M
Chittagong 2.58M
Narayanganj 968K
Khulna 929K
Sylhet 480K
Rajshahi 448K
Bogra 401K
Barisal 328K
Rangpur 294K
Brahmanbaria 268K
Vanuatu
City Population
Port Vila 49K
Luganville 17.7K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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